Sean Grayson was charged with murder in the 2024 death of Sonya Massey, who was holding a pot of hot water when she was shot at her home near Springfield, Ill.

Ex-Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson has been convicted of second-degree murder after fatally shooting a Black woman who called 911 for help last year. Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old single mother of two teenagers,

Police in Addison, Illinois, are responding to an incident on the 200 block of La Porte Drive following reports of a shooting on Thursday afternoon. In a post on X, the Addison Police Department confirmed that officers were "on the scene" and urged residents to avoid the area.

An Illinois jury found a former sheriff’s deputy guilty of second‑degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Masseya who was unarmed and had called 911.

Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death case of Sonya Massey.